horologe

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They are only to be checked, then, because, if entirely unrestrained, they would finally run into utter selfishness and human demonism, which, as before hinted, are not by any means justified by the horologe.

From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Melville, Herman

"My twelve-hours is unusual sharp to-day," said Petullo, consulting a dumpy horologe out of his fob.

From Doom Castle by Munro, Neil

The eternal horologe is about to sound the first.

From The Tiger Hunter by Reid, Mayne

On May 10, 1774, "with a sound absolutely like thunder," has the horologe of time struck, and an old era passed away.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir

There was a time when the clock on the London Houses of Parliament was the last word in the art—a veritable triumph of the horologe.

From Christopher and the Clockmakers by Stecher, William F. (William Frederick)